The examples below draw upon the following passage from the 1985 book, Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business, by media critic Neil Postman.
Television has achieved the power to define the form in which new must come, and it has also defined how we shall respond to it. In presenting news to us packaged vaudeville, television induces other media to do teh same, so that the total inofrmation environment begins to mirror television.
Respond to the following two prompts/questions:
1. When people plagiarize, they present someone else’s words or ideas as if they were their own. Which of the examples below would be considered plagiarism? Which would not be considered plagiarism? Explain. If you’re not sure, that’s fine. Just explain why you’re uncertain. (Note that we are not concerning ourselves with APA or MLA in this discussion. Pretend you are encountering the examples in a newspaper or magazine, where academic citation style isn’t even used.)
2. This set of examples has been used by many different instructors. Teachers (both K-12 and higher ed) participate in a culture of sharing that is intended to benefit students and normally isn’t considered plagiarism. Politicians, too, often present words that they did not themselves author. Everyone is aware of the role of political speech writers, and thus this practice is not considered plagiarism. Can you think of other situations where one person presents the words of another without citation, and the practice is not considered plagiarism? What is the difference between the situation you have in mind, or the situations described above, and that of plagiarism that appears in the work of an individual author (whether a student or professional author)?
If you can’t think of a response to #2, or it seems to you that your example has already been well-covered by your peers, then you can respond to the following prompt instead: Do a little web surfing to learn about a public official or some other prominent person who confronted charges of plagiarism. Summarize the incident and describe any debate surrounding it.
**This week, please write a subject line for your discussion contribution following the guidelines in this reading on “microstyle.”
Reply to at least one classmate.
Explain or explore any differences between his/her response to #1 and your own. You may also–or instead–want to comment on a classmate’s response to #2.
Original passage as it appears in Postman’s book: “television has achieved the power to define the form in which news must come, and it has also defined how we shall respond to it. In presenting news to us packaged as vaudeville, television induces other media to do the same, so that the total information environment begins to mirror television.”
Example 1: Television has achieved the power to define the form in which news must come, and it has also defined how we shall respond to it. In presenting news to us packaged as vaudeville, television induces other media to do the same, so that the total information environment begins to mirror television.
Example 2: According to media critic Neil Postman, television has achieved the power to define the form in which news must come, and it has also defined how we shall respond to it. In presenting news to us packaged as vaudeville, television induces other media to do the same, so that the total information environment begins to mirror television.
Example 3: According to media critic Neil Postman, “television has achieved the power to define the form in which news must come, and it has also defined how we shall respond to it. In presenting news to us packaged as vaudeville, television induces other media to do the same, so that the total information environment begins to mirror television.”
Example 4: According to media critic Neil Postman, television has achieved such dominance as to dictate the form in which news comes, and it also dictates how we respond to it. In delivering news as vaudeville, television causes other media to follow suit, so that all information begins to resemble television.
Example 5: Television has achieved such dominance as to dictate the form in which news comes, and it also dictates how we respond to it. In delivering news as vaudeville, television causes other media to follow suit, so that all information begins to resemble television.
Example 6: According to media critic Neil Postman, television now determines the way in which news is delivered and received, with the result that all news media have increasingly come to emphasize entertainment over depth and substance.
*** Remember to practice microstyle in the subject line of your main discussion forum post. ***
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Overview: Dickinson is well-known for what many consider a strange or even morbid fascination with death. Dickinson certainly did
Overview:
Dickinson is well-known for what many consider a strange or even morbid fascination with death. Dickinson certainly did not view death in the same way that most people do, but her views on death, like most of her writing and even her own life, are decidedly up to interpretation.
Prompt:
After reading “Because I Could Not Stop for Death,” choose ONE of the prompts below and write a response of AT LEAST 300 words:
Some critics believe that the poem shows death kindly escorting the speaker to some sort of paradise. Others believe that death comes in the form of a deceiver, carrying her off to destruction. Which do you believe? Why? Offer proof from the poem to back up your belief.
Do you believe the speaker’s relaxed attitude toward death? Sometimes we pretend to be confident when we’re nervous and brave when we’re scared. Is this an example of that? Provide evidence from the poem to support your answer/argument.
“Because I Could Not Stop For Death”
Because I could not stop for Death –
He kindly stopped for me –
The Carriage held but just Ourselves –
And Immortality.
We slowly drove – He knew no haste
And I had put away
My labor and my leisure too,
For His Civility –
We passed the School, where Children strove
At Recess – in the Ring –
We passed the Fields of Gazing Grain –
We passed the Setting Sun –
Or rather – He passed Us –
The Dews drew quivering and Chill –
For only Gossamer, my Gown –
My Tippet – only Tulle –
We paused before a House that seemed
A Swelling of the Ground –
The Roof was scarcely visible –
The Cornice – in the Ground –
Since then – ’tis Centuries – and yet
Feels shorter than the Day
I first surmised the Horses’ Heads
Were toward Eternity –
“Young Goodman Brown” and “The Minister’s Black Veil” are stories from Hawthorne that deal with both the religion of
Language and Culture Assignment Help “Young Goodman Brown” and “The Minister’s Black Veil” are stories from Hawthorne that deal with both the religion of his ancestor’s time and his own view of this religion.
In a well-organized essay, address the following questions regarding both of these stories: How do these stories reflect Hawthorne’s views on Puritanism or religion in general? In other words, how much faith (no pun intended) does Hawthorne seem to have regarding organized religion or religious leaders specifically? If there is a difference in how he depicts religious leaders in these stories, what is the reason for the difference?
Your answer to these questions should be a well-organized, formal essay of AT LEAST 500 words (any submissions shorter than this minimum word count will have the % missing deducted from the overall rubric score). Submit your response as a Word document or PDF.
this is question and answer assignment. the questions are shown on the text that I have attached. please answer
this is question and answer assignment. the questions are shown on the text that I have attached. please answer them DIRECTLY with proof from the reading. My professor wants direct quotations directly from the story that i attached. This is a MUST. my professor doesn’t accept work unless there is proof of quotes and citation.
I HAVE ATTACHED THE QUESTIONS AND THE READING. THERE ARE 9 QUESTIONS. ANSWER ALL OF THEM PLEASE WITH DIRECT PROOF FROM THE READING WITH QUOTES. AGAIN MY PROFESSOR DOES NOT ACCEPT WORK UNLESS THERE IS A QUEOTE TO EXPLAIN THE ANSWER.